"Actor: Peter Ustinov"

• Lorenzo's Oil | DVD | (02/11/2015) from £10.78   |  Saving you £-0.79 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

• The Agatha Christie Collection | DVD | (25/09/2006) from £70.36   |  Saving you £-30.37 (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Murder On The Orient Express: The first of several lavish Christie adaptations from producers John Brabourne and Richard Goodwin introducing Albert Finney as the first screen Hercule Poirot. This 1974 production of Agatha Christie's 1934 classic is a judicious mixture of mystery murder and nostalgia. Which member of the all-star cast onboard the luxurious train perforated the no-good American tycoon with a dagger twelve times? Was it Ingrid Bergman's shy Swedish missionary; or Vanessa Redgrave's English rose; Sean Connery as an Indian Army Colonel: Michael York or Jacqueline Bisset; perhaps Lauren Bacall; Anthony Perkins or John Gielgud as the victim's impassive butler. Finney spreads unease among them with subdued wit and finesse. Arguably the most successful screen adaptation of a Christie novel in addition to Bergman's Oscar for Best Supporting Actress 'Murder On The Orient Express' achieved nominations for Best Actor Screenplay Photography Costume Design and Music Score. (Dir. Sidney Lumet 1974) Death On The Nile: Peter Ustinov makes his debut as Agatha Christie's brilliant Belgian detective Hercule Poirot in this lavish and star-studded follow-up to Murder On The Orient Express:. As Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board and every elegant passenger becomes a prime suspect. Can Poirot identify the killer and motive before the ship of clues reaches the end of its murderous journey? Bette Davis David Niven Angela Lansbury Maggie Smith Mia Farrow George Kennedy Olivia Hussey Simon MacCorkindale Jane Birkin Jack Warden and Lois Chiles co-star in this sumptuous Oscar-winning classic adapted by Anthony Shaffer (Sleuth) and filmed on location throughout exotic Egypt. (Dir. John Guillermin 1978) The Mirror Crack'd: Mirror mirror on the wall who is the murderer among them all? The year is 1953. The small English village of St. Mary Mead home to Miss Jane Marple is delighted when a big American movie company arrives to make a movie telling of the relationship between Jane Grey and Elisabeth I starring the famous actresses Marina Rudd and Lola Brewster. Marina arrives with her husband Jason and when she discovers that Lola is going to be in the movie with her she hits the roof as Lola and Marina loathe each other on sight. Marina has been getting death threats and at a party at the manor house Heather Babcock after boring Marina with a long story drinks a cocktail made for Marina and dies from poisoning. Everybody believes that Marina is the target but the police officer investigating the case Inspector Craddock isn't sure so he asks Miss Marple his aunt to investigate... (Dir. Guy Hamilton 1980) Evil Under The Sun: Evil is everywhere. Even in paradise... Hercule Poirot is called in to investigate a case for an insurance company regarding firstly a dead woman's body found on a moor and then a important diamond sent to the company to be insured turns out to be a fake. Poirot discovers that the diamond was bought for Arlena Marshall by Sir Horace Blatt and Arlena is on her honeymoon with her husband and step-daughter on a tropical island hotel. He joins them on the island and finds that everybody else starts to hate Arlena for different reasons - refusing to do a stage show stopping a book and for having an open affair with Patrick Redfern another guest in full view of his shy wife. So it's only a matter of time before Arlena turns up dead strangled and Poirot must find out who it is.... (Dir. Guy Hamilton 1982)

• Around The World In 80 Days | DVD | (05/07/2004) from £11.28   |  Saving you £1.71 (15.16%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Along with a glittering star-studded cast follow Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Phileas wagers that he can circumnavigate the world in a mere 80 days - and vows to leave that very night taking only some necessary cash in a carpet bag and his newly hired manservant Jean Passepartout. Adding to the excitement an English detective relentlessly pursues them throughout the journey that takes our hero to the World's most exotic locations by land sea and air.

• The Last Remake of Beau Geste | DVD | (24/01/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Following his unforgettable performances in Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein and Silent Movie Marty Feldman wrote directed and starred in his own classic spoof. He plays Digby Geste the 'identitcal' twin brother to Beau (Michael York) but without his dashing sibling's do-or-die heroics. When a priceless family heirloom is stolen their fates are sealed the lunacy escalates and the laughs come thick and fast.

• Odette | Blu Ray | (10/06/2019) from £11.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A classic tale of bravery and courage during WWII, Odette tells the true story of female war hero Odette Hallowes. After volunteering her services to the Special Operations Executive, Odette is dispatched into Nazi occupied France and thrown into an intense world of espionage. Whilst on a deadly mission working for the French Resistance, her cover is blown and Odette is captured and interrogated by ruthless Gestapo officers. But, even after being brutally tortured and sentenced to death in a concentration camp, Odette still refuses to reveal any information concerning her original mission and her fellow spies. Extras: Those British Faces: Anna Neagle, New interview with Sebastian Faulks, Afternoon Plus with Mavis Nicholson - Interview with Odette Sansom (1980), Captain Peter Churchill And Odette Sanson Get Married In London (1947

• Doctor Snuggles - The Complete Collection | DVD | (04/07/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Doctor Snuggles is a cuddly little man an incurable optimist who longs to make the world a better place. He lives in his quaint house at the edge of the wood. It could be anywhere in the whole wide world. Doctor Snuggles is an inventor. He invents a variety of wondrous contraptions in his shed at the bottom of the garden. Each invention is specially designed to help children animals and all living things everywhere. His aims and dreams lead him in and out of many delightful adventur

• Spartacus | DVD | (24/05/2004) from £5.68   |  Saving you £15.57 (352.26%)   |  RRP £19.99

  For a limited time only, Universal Pictures are re-releasing five of their most beloved Cinema Classics in cinemas around the UK. The following films will be released: Spartacus, Blues Brothers, Scar Face, The Thing and Animal House.

• Ashanti | DVD | (27/04/2009) from £21.83   |  Saving you £-6.84 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  David is a UN doctor working in aid camps in Africa alongside his wife and colleague Anansa who is from the Ashanti tribe herself. While swimming in a lake near the aid camp she is kidnapped by slave traders. They are sure they will get a high price for her from their best customer wealthy Arab prince Hassan. David sets off to find her helped along the way by Brian a British anti-slave campaigner . They trace her across the African continent and into the Arab territories facing danger every step of the way. Ashanti is a revenge story set in exotic location of desert Africa featuring an all star cast including double Academy Award Winner Michael Caine Omar Sharif Peter Ustinov and Rex Harrison.

• Spartacus | Blu Ray | (24/01/2011) from £13.95   |  Saving you £6.04 (43.30%)   |  RRP £19.99

  They trained him to kill for their pleasure... But they trained him a little too well... This presentation of the powerful film classic features an additional five minutes cut from the films original release plus the original overture and extended soundtrack. Director Stanley Kubrick tells the tale of Spartacus (Kirk Douglas) the bold gladiator slave and Varinia (Jean Simmons) the woman who believed in his cause. Challenged by the power-hungry General Crassus (Laurence Olivier) Spartacus is forced to face his convictions and the power of the Roman Empire at it's glorious height. The inspirational account of one man's eternal struggle for freedom Spartacus combines history with spectacle to create a moving drama of love and commitment.

• Animal Farm | DVD | (04/02/2002) from £6.65   |  Saving you £-2.66 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  After the technical achievement of Babe, it was almost inevitable that "talking animal" effects would be applied to the serious themes of George Orwell's Animal Farm. A bitterly satirical indictment of Stalinist Russia and the failure of Communism, Orwell's 1945 novel is a time-honoured classic, so it's only fitting that this TNT production remains largely faithful to Orwell's potent narrative. A showcase for the impressive creations of Jim Henson's Creature Shop (where director John Stephenson was a veteran supervisor), the film employs animatronic creatures and computer animation to tell the story of uprising, unity, and tragic rebellion among the farm animals.The politics of "Animalism" are initially effective, ousting enemy humans according to rules ordained by Old Major, the barnyard pig whose death sets the stage for the corruptive influence of the pig Napoleon, who cites superior intelligence as his right to dominance. This tyrannical reign destroys the farm's stability, and the film--decidedly not for young children--preserves Orwell's dark, cynical view of absolute power corrupting absolutely. Particularly effective is a propaganda film shown to the barnyard collective, and certain scenes--while not as impressive as the Babe films--powerfully convey the force of Orwell's story through animal "performance". Animal Farm occasionally falters in its emotional impact (the fate of the horse Boxer should be heart-rending, and it isn't), but it's certainly blessed with an elite voice cast, including Peter Ustinov, Patrick Stewart, Pete Postlethwaite, Julia Ormond, Kelsey Grammer, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Paul Scofield, and Ian Holm. Not the masterpiece it might've been, this is nevertheless a worthy representation of Orwell's novel. --Jeff Shannon

• Tarka the Otter | Blu Ray | (12/02/2018) from £16.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Really good feature films about animals are as rare as hen's teeth. Based on the classic novel by Henry Williamson, Tarka the Otter is one of the very best. This is one of those highly unusual films told almost entirely from an animal's point of view, yet which refrains from Disney-style sentimentality and anthropomorphism. Set in 1920s England, the film simply follows the life of an otter, and shot over a period of two years captures the glory of the English countryside with some magnificent cinematography. Drama comes not just from the daily struggle to survive, but from the ever present threat of human hunters, and from the vicious otter hound, Deadlock. With narration by Peter Ustinov and a screenplay by the naturalist and author Gerald Durrell Tarka the Otter is a British film classic. While a family film, it is a realistic portrayal of the countryside, and as such contains some scenes that young children and animal lovers may find upsetting. The only other notable feature to star an otter is Ring of Bright Water (1969), while The Bear (1988) is another rare movie to tell its tale from the animal's perspective. --Gary S Dalkin

• Strumpet City | DVD | (11/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Set in Dublin during the Lockout of 1913 Hugh Leonard's faithful adapttion portrrays the lives of the Irish workers the strike the riots and the hardships of early 20th Century Ireland. It's a story bursting with unforgetable characters caught up in the bitter struggles of the age driven by love and hate pride and devotion.

• Hotel Sahara | DVD | (25/05/2015) from £12.59   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Ken Annakin directs this 1950s comedy starring Yvonne De Carlo, Peter Ustinov and David Tomlinson. The Hotel Sahara, located in the middle of the desert, is run by husband and wife team Emad and Yasmin Pallas (Ustinov and De Carlo). As the devastation of World War II reaches North Africa, Yasmin takes it upon herself to figure out a way to save the hotel from destruction.

• Poirot Blu-ray Boxset (Murder On The Orient Express / Death On The Nile / Evil Under The Sun) | Blu Ray | (20/01/2014) from £21.98   |  Saving you £15.00 (75.04%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Lord Edgware Dies finds Poirot (David Suchet) reopening his London office with the help of Miss Lemon (Pauline Moran) and Captain Hastings (Hugh Fraser). As they celebrate their reunion, Japp quips that there's "only one thing missing...the body". Right on cue, a corpse turns up just moments later. Most of the suspects are actors by profession, but Poirot's "little grey cells" are able to penetrate the murderer's disguise--though only after two more victims heighten the suspense. --Larisa Lomacky Moore

• Robin Hood (1973) (Special Edition Artwork Sleeve) | DVD | (02/06/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Secret Identity Of Jack The Ripper | DVD | (04/08/2008) from £4.03   |  Saving you £-1.04 (-34.80%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Over one hundred years ago a serial murderer stalked the streets of London. Innocent women were murdered by his knife. No suspects were convicted. Dozens of theories about the killings have evolved but none have been conclusive. To this day the identity of the killer has never been determined. In this event hosted by Peter Ustinov a team of world-renowned forensic scientists and criminologists from top agencies including the F.B.I. and Scotland Yard comes together to use state-of-the-art criminal investigation techniques to finally uncover The Secret Identity Of Jack The Ripper! With vivid re-enactments of the original witness testimonies the panel of experts revisit the evidence and profile the suspects. Who got away with the most infamous serial crime of the 19th Century?

• Logan's Run | Blu Ray | (15/01/2010) from £10.13   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Ashanti | DVD | (25/03/2004) from £12.37   |  Saving you £1.62 (13.10%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Dr David Linderby and his wife Anansa are carrying out an innoculation programme in a small African village when Anansa disappears. The police can do nothing to find her and David has almost given up hope when he hears rumours that Anansa has been kidnapped by a slave trader called Suleiman to be sold to an Arab Prince. The authorities deny that the slave trade even exists so David must find unofficial organisations to help him; a shadowy world where the rescuers of slaves are just as ruthless as the traders themselves. Enlisting the help of Malik a nomad whose family where stolen by Suleiman David must leave civilisation behind and travel across the desert to find Anansa.

• WE'RE NO ANGELS | Blu Ray | (24/11/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Stiff Upper Lips | Blu Ray | (18/02/2019) from £13.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  An affectionately wicked parody of the British Costume Drama genre by writer/director Gary Sinyor, Stiff Upper Lips stars Peter Ustinov (in one of his final roles) alongside a stellar cast that includes Prunella Scales, Georgina Cates, Samuel West, Brian Glover, Frank Finlay and Sean Pertwee. No cliché is left unparodied in what Time Out calls frequently silly, consistently spot on, and beautifully acted - this may be obvious, but it's a delight ... Spiffing! Ivory Hall, England, 1908. Aunt Agnes is desperate to marry off her spoilt, virginal ward, Emily. But Emily's momentary dalliance with a rough villager frustrates Auntie's choice of effete suitors and a Grand Tour of Italy and India is undertaken in a last-ditch attempt to loosen Emily's scruples...